Submissions

Becoming a Judge

Self-nominations to become a judge are closed.

The Awards 2026 is looking for 12 judges, at least 50% of which will be POC and 50% of which will be of marginalized genders.

Qualifications needed:

• Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English
• Willing and able to read/watch/listen to 100-200 TTRPG submissions in a 3-month span
• Willing and able to participate regularly in a Discord server with other judges to discuss finalists over a 6-8 week period

Judges will be announced publicly in early May.

Submitting Work

Submissions for The Awards 2026 are open until May 31, 2026.

Criteria for eligibility:

• Material was released between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025
• No AI used in any way for any part of the submission
• Submission did not raise more than US$100,000 as part of a crowdfunding campaign
• Written/recorded in English

Submitters must be a primary contributor to the submission (i.e. a lead designer or publisher) and are limited to submitting 2 items or 50 pages of material, whichever limit is hit first. Judges are only obligated to read 50 pages’ worth of material per submitter.

If you are unable to access the Google Form for submissions or have any questions, contact theawards.games@gmail.com.